Apple's security notes for Monday's updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS and Safari list at least 329 unique vulnerabilities fixed. The patches include iOS 27.2 and an iOS 26.7.2 update for older devices, so users are urged to update.
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With the 27.2 software updates released Monday, Apple's Siri AI is now available in French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. Apple describes Siri AI as a reimagined, more conversational Siri built on Apple Intelligence that uses personal context across messages, email and photos while protecting privacy, and can take actions across apps.
Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke's startup Entire unveiled a Git forge for hosting, reviewing and building code, aimed at teams whose AI agents write code faster than people can review it. Its "Trails" feature replaces the pull request, which Dohmke says has become "an audit log that only the agent reads." The launch comes two days before GitHub's Universe conference.
Apple unveiled a redesigned iPad mini with a larger 8.5-inch OLED display, the A20 Pro chip, a thinner and lighter body, and water and dust resistance. It adds a landscape 12MP Center Stage camera and runs iPadOS 27 with Apple Intelligence. Pre-orders start Wednesday, Oct. 28, with availability Friday, Nov. 6.
Early buyers of Apple's $2,000 foldable iPhone Duo are reporting inner screens cracking after hours or days of use, according to Bloomberg, with some hearing a loud crunch before a crack appears; 404 Media reported deep creases. Apple told Bloomberg it is aware of an issue affecting the inner display on a small number of units.
